The weather was fine on the day the Jackdaw left port.
The sky was clear and cloudless, the sea breeze was blowing slightly, and seagulls were circling the tops of the masts.
There are still many people watching at the port, which is a rare thing for a new pirate group.
Zhang Heng also vaguely heard about what happened on the island in the past few days. It is said that there are many casinos that set up bets specifically for him and the first voyage of the Jackdaw, betting on how much spoils he can grab for the first time at sea, and none of them. The odds are the lowest, which means that most people are not optimistic about his debut.
After all, the performance and firepower of a ship are not everything. An excellent captain can win a headwind battle, and an inexperienced rookie like Zhang Heng has a high probability of ruining a good situation.
Billy was the first to come. As the helmsman on the Jackdaw, he had already arranged the work of everyone and made preparations before going to sea.
As the captain, Zhang Heng was the last one to arrive, and Annie was by his side.
Seeing the two walking towards the pier, many people whistled. If you don’t count Anne’s small fight on the Golden Swallow, there has never been a precedent for a woman to become a pirate in Nassau before, let alone serve as a pirate. Such an important position as the boatswain, so today can be regarded as a historic moment.
But considering that the two are living in the same house now, one can't help but think in a certain direction.
So when Zhang Heng and Annie appeared together, there was a lot of obscenities around them. People are such creatures. In fact, many people on the island have suffered from the red-haired girl. Because of this dark psychology, everyone is still more willing to believe that she sold her body in exchange for the position of bosun, so everyone is quite looking forward to what will happen to her after she boards the ship.
James stood in the crowd with red eyes, angry and jealous. He was the first person to contact Annie. At that time, the latter was a rich lady who was not familiar with the world, living with her mother, and doing an unrealistic pirate. The dream was that he lured and encouraged Annie to escape from home and come to Nassau with him. Of course he knew what the real situation was like here. his way.
He has coveted the red-haired girl for a long time, not only because of her figure and appearance, but also because of the latter's father's wealth. Although the father and daughter are currently in a cold war, when the two are in harmony and Annie is pregnant, her father Certainly you can't ignore your grandson or granddaughter.
The first half of the plan went smoothly. Although after the showdown, he was kicked and nearly lost his children, and Annie also ran out from the place where he lived, but James is still full of confidence, just like most teenagers and girls in the rebellious period. No matter where she went, she still had to bow her head to reality. When the penniless red-haired girl was so hungry that she had nowhere to hide from the rain, she would come back obediently.
But he didn't expect another Zhang Heng to appear on the way. Not only did he let Annie stay in his residence, but he also took care of her food and daily expenses along the way. James didn't believe there would be such a thing on this island. Good people, then there is only one possibility—the other party has the same idea as him.
James couldn't help being shocked and angry when he learned that he had an extra competitor, and wanted to confront Zhang Heng, but he was discouraged when he learned that the latter was a member of the Sea Lion, and Blackbeard's name was used No one knows about the show, and the crew who dare to touch him must of course consider whether they can bear his anger.
So James only dared to go to Anne secretly after Zhang Heng went out to sea, and persuaded her to leave the house and return to his side, but the red-haired girl didn't seem to have such thoughts at all, and after a few times, James It is obvious that Annie's disgust towards her is getting stronger and stronger. In fact, if the two of them hadn't been companions for a while before and came to Nassau together, the flying kick of the red-haired girl might have come even more. earlier.
That afternoon James lay on the ridge for half an hour before standing up tremblingly again. Although he still did not give up, he also knew that he had no chance in the short term.
Seeing the two of them walking together now, James is also the one who booed the most in the crowd, and unlike other guys who don't think it's a big deal to watch the excitement, he even cursed angrily, causing the people around him to look sideways frequently .
"I warned you," Zhang Heng said to Annie, "you walk with me, and this kind of thing will happen."
The red-haired girl said nonchalantly, "What are you afraid of? Since I dare to let me be your boatswain, why would I care about other people's opinions? What's more, these guys only dare to take advantage of their mouths. One There's nothing to fight, and they'll just shut up when we come back with a full load."
"Do you have that much confidence in me?"
"Because your ship has the strongest boatswain on the island."
"..."
Billy and Dufresne were a little worried that Zhang Heng and Annie would be influenced by those guys on the shore, but seeing the expressions of the two of them, they knew that they were worrying too much.
When the anchor was stowed, the sails were raised, and the Jackdaw sailed away from the port in the gentle sea breeze. At this time, Billy also stood in the middle of the deck, looking at Zhang Heng at the bow.
The latter nodded, and the helmsman of the Jackdaw clapped his palms, attracting the attention of the sailors, "I got the news on the shore that there is a Spanish merchant ship carrying a ship of perfume on its way to New York. Knowing how popular this thing is in the New World, this is why we are willing to go to sea immediately. That ship is not far away from us now. If it goes well, it will take less than a week to catch up with it. If we can snatch this batch of goods, each of us Everyone can get at least 100 silver coins, everyone work harder and win our first victory together!"
The pirates were all gearing up after hearing the words, and there was nothing more tempting for them than a fat prey. The sailors on the ship all wished to go into battle immediately.
Billy was satisfied with the sufficient morale on board, but he had been at sea so many times that he knew very well that every time a ship set sail was the most morale time for a ship, and as time went on, the boring sea Life can quickly become boring, and morale will drop, especially if you can't find your goal for a period of time, and anxiety will spread among the crew, and that's where the trouble begins.
Billy could only hope that the maiden voyage of the Jackdaw went well.
Zhang Heng also returned to the captain's cabin after setting the course, and took out the necklace that Simon gave him from the drawer.
[Name: Hunter's Blessing]
[Quality: F]
[Effect: Increase the chance of encountering prey a little.]